Model design and parameter optimization of stimulated emission depletion fluorescence microscopy

Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 720-725

  Chen, Wenxia ^a   Xiao, Fanrong ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Wang, Guiying ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Delay time; Depletion efficiency; Intensity; Microscopy; Population probability; Pulse duration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STIMULATED EMISSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

DELAY TIME; DEPLETION EFFICIENCY; DIFFRACTION BARRIER; EXCITED STATE; FAR FIELD LIGHT MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SATURATION; GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; IMAGING TECHNOLOGY; INTENSITY; MICROSCOPY; MODEL DESIGN; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION PROBABILITY; PULSE DURATION; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION (STED) FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; SUBDIFFRACTION SPOT; TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; VELOCITY EQUATIONS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33745759057     PISSN: 02532239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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